Sphere1998
Alien horror with the same character focus and isolated setting.
Overall6.4
Fear2.0
Atmos7.5
Gore1.0
survival
The Abyss
1989 · PG-13 · 2h 20m
When you get there, you will understand.
A civilian oil rig crew is recruited to conduct a search and rescue effort when a nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks. One diver soon finds himself on a spectacular odyssey 25,000 feet below the ocean's surface where he confronts a mysterious force that has the power to change the world or destroy it.
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Release
- In theaters
- August 9, 1989
Curator Score
Based on 1 curator rating · How we score
Carried by atmosphere, light on gore.
Jump scares
The Abyss has 2 jump scares. Compare counts
Age suitability
The Abyss is rated PG-13. Watch Darkly does not assign its own age rating. It scored 3.0/10 for fear and 0.0/10 for gore, and carries no content warnings.
8.0Overall
Fear3.0
Gore0.0
Atmosphere8.0
Genres
adventurescience-fictionhorrorthriller
Tags
Subgenre
survivalalien
Tone
slow-burncharacter-driven
Setting
isolated-locationwater
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Details
Budget$43M
Box office$90M
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Starring
Ed Harris as Virgil 'Bud' Brigman · Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as Lindsey Brigman · Michael Biehn as Lieutenant Hiram Coffey · Leo Burmester as Catton ‘Catfish’ De Vries · Todd Graff as Alan 'Hippy' Carnes · John Bedford Lloyd as Jammer Willis · Kimberly Scott as Lisa 'One Night' Standing · Chris Elliott as Bendix
Production
20th Century Fox, Pacific Western
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